by Ian Seaton | Apr 14, 2021 | Blog
This is the 3rd installment of our 3-part series titled: Airflow Management Through the Years. To read the previous installment click here. Prior to the migration of airflow management from an effectiveness booster (eliminate hot spots and support higher densities) to... 
by Ian Seaton | Apr 7, 2021 | Blog
This is the 2nd installment of our 3-part series titled: Airflow Management Through the Years. To read the first installment click here. For those of you who may not know, CFD (computational fluid dynamics) software models air velocity, temperature and pressure... 
by Ian Seaton | Mar 24, 2021 | Blog
Data center airflow management first became a conversation point back in the mid 1990’s when Robert “Dr. Bob” Sullivan recognized the futility of the then common practice of organizing computer rooms with all racks facing front, and implemented the first “intentional”... 
by Bill Kleyman | Apr 17, 2019 | Blog
Image by Steve Hall Photography When I wasn’t speaking or doing networking events at Data Center World, I had the pleasure of attending a few fun sessions. On my radar was a session being led by one of Upsite’s leading engineers, Lars Strong. During that session, Lars... 
by Ian Seaton | Feb 27, 2019 | Blog
Over the past few months I have presented a series of algorithms for calculating the efficiency of different elements of the data center mechanical plant. These algorithms provided a framework for establishing trigger points for initiating different elements of the...